The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-05-21
No 3T9 s
Published April 26, 1887.

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CHAPTER 375.
AN ACT for the protection of fish In the inland
waters of the state.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly do enact as follows
section Nc person or persons shall be al
lowed TO set, place use any gill, fyke, pound
lakes, rivers or sire ans of the state of Wisconsin
except fish known as white fish may be taken
with dip net having hoop not exceeding
thirty inches in diameter between the tenth day
OF November and the fifteenth day of December
IN each year, The in'and lakes, rivers or streams
shall be construed meaning all waters within
the jurisdiction OF the state, except Lake SUPERB
or, Lake Michigan Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay,
mat part OF Fox River wing between Green Bay
and the dam AT Depere, and private ponds This
act shell not be construed to prevent the catch
ing Of mnnows sinners chub, dace, suckers or
stickleback for bait by means of dip nets or
Seines of not more than fifty feet in length, nor
more than three feet in depth.
section No person or persons shall be al
lowed TO hsh for, catch or kill with any device,
nor shall any person or persons sell or offer for
sale, or buy or have in their possession any brook
trout mountain front, rainbow trout, maCkinaV
trout, pike, piCkerel or black bass during their
spawning season The spawning or closed sea
son shall tie construed rs follows, Brook, rain
bow ana mountain trout from the first day OF
september 10 the fifteenth day Of April. Macki-
nav trout commonly called lake trout from the
first " OF october to the first day Of December
PHI 'Ommouly called wall-eyed Pike from the
first ay of April to the first day of May. Pick
erei from the first day OF March to the first day
May. and black bass from the first day of March
to the first day Of June. This act shall not be
construed to prevent the buying or selling oftsh
or possessing fish during such spawning season
that have been raised in private ponds, or caught
in other than the inland waters of the state.
Section 3. No person or persons shall be al
owed to catch, kill or take any fish in any Of the
waters of the state by means OF dynamite, or
other explosives, or a spear. except that spear
may be used in the waters of the Mississippi river
ard slouEhs and also a spear may be used in the
waters Of Lake NinnebsgO, Fox and Wolf rivers
FOR sturgeon only.
Section 4. No person shall catch for sale, or
offer for sale, or barter for the purpose of ship
ping out Of the state, any brook rainbow or
mountain trout caught in the public waters Of
the state, nor shall any person or persons catch,
A3ll, or take any brook, rainbow or mountain
tgoUt from any Of the public waters Of the state
hr means OF any other device than hook and line
gT angling. nor shall any person or persons
catch ki !, q take. or have in their possession
any brook, rainbow or mountain front Of less
flsau six inches in length, takeh from the public
waters Of the slate
section .. The board Of fish commissioners or
heir authorized agents, may take at all seasons,
sad iu any 3, fish from the public waters for
She pu pose Of artificial propagation.
section 6. Any person or persons violating any
uf TIE prov isious Of this act shall upon conyic-
lfaH thereof be subject 10 fine Of not less than
tu dollars nor more than one hundred dollars,
together with the costs q prosecution for each
aud every ofeuse, and shall, on conviction be
committed 10 the county jail until such fine and
e1Sts are paid, or the offender or offenders are
discharged by law.
section T. All acts now in force respecting the
urote-tiou Of fish in the inland waters. except
such Fct- ss refer 20 the construction of fish ways
are hereby Tepe sled-
section T. This act shsl take effect and be in
force from sud after its passage and publication.
approved April 5. 1857